Vanity case



July 13 1926. 1,592,184 g. E. DODSON VANITY CASE Filed April 13. 1925 "/1 4 ATTORNEY Patented July 13, 1926. i

CARROLL E. DODSON, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

VANITY CASE.

Application filed April 13, 1925. Serial No. 22,706.

This invention relates to vanity cases, and the powder cannot be extruded from any the primary object thereof is to provide a part of the chamber except through the vanity case having powder-containing meshes of the screen. means, a mirror, a powder puff and prefer- The novelty of the invention will be clear- 5 ably a rouge compartment, all arranged in a 1y understood by reference to the following compact manner so that the entire vanity description in connection with the accomcase will take up very little room. The panying drawings, in which vanity case contemplated by this invention Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the vanityis especially designed to contain loose powcase with the lid raised and the mirror 05 1Q der, in contra-distinction from those vanity swung on its pivot to expose the rouge pocket cases utilizing cakes or compacts. A device or pan. adapted to contain a compact may be easily Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the cover constructed, but compacts are unpopular in raised position to expose the interior of due to the belief that the compacted powder the loose-powder pan.

15 does not readily adhere to the powder puff Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the and because it is hard and rough as comvanity case in closed position. pared to the soft and velvety quality of Fig. 4 is a disassociated view of the loose powders. However, it is difficult to respring member, the loose-powder pan, and tain loose powder inthe' receptacle in such a the guide for the pan, and 5 manner that it will be ready to be applied to Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the mirrorthe powder puff and yet held in place so that supporting member. liability of its spilling will be prevented. The vanity case is illustrated as compris- To this end I have provided a loose-powder ing two main members, one of which is a containing pan in the case so associated with bottom 1, and the other a lid 2. Both of a screen-like cover for the pan, that the powthese are hollow and they are hinged at 3, der will at all times be forced against one the pintle t of the hinge being also efl'ective side of the cover in such a manner that it will in hinging an intermediate cover to the memsift through the fine meshes of the screen, bers 1 and 2, the cover being shown as combut not enough to spill. prising a metallic ring 5 having an inturned, 35

I preferably make the screen of fabric and receding beveled face 6 with a cylindrical appropriately hold itto a rigid part of the flange 7 at its inner circumference adapted cover so it will be relatively taut. Thereto receive a clamping ring 8 between which fore, when the'powder is pressed against'one and the flange 7, is the edge of a screen 9 side of the. screen and the powder pufl is preferably of fabric, the mesh of which is of 9 rubbed over the opposite side of the screen, sufficient fineness to obstruct a free flow of enough of the impal'pable powder will 'adpowder through the screen.

here to the powder pulf to meet the require- (lo-operating with the cover is a loosements of such devices. powder receiving pan comprising a disc 10 I may also emplo a rouge compartment with a peripheral upstanding flange 11 to in the top of the lit, with a mirror serving provide a relatively shallow receptacle for a dual purpose of a reflector and a closure the powder indicated at 12 in Figure 3. The

for the rouge compartment or pan. An imbottom 10 of the pan is shown as provided portant feature of the invention is that these with two slots 13 and 14 which receive the various parts are so relatively arranged that struck-up fingers '15 and 16 on the spring- 190 they may be telescoped or nested, thereby carrying disc 17, the ends of the fingers beenabling the manufacturer to provide a vaning bent-over the edges of the slots as clearly ity case, the thickness of which will be reshown in Figure 2 so that the spring-carryduced to a minimum, and another important ing disc 17 and the pan are firmly secured tofeature of the invention is that the powder gether. For convenience I may strike from 50 pan is so arranged in the bottom of the case the disc 17 a plurality ofsegmental spring thatthe powder may be introduced into the fingers 18 which are adapted to bear against pan without liability of spilling, then the the bottom wall of the member 1 as shown cover may be moved into position to make a in Figures 3 and 4. These lingers yieldingly comparatively closed eXpan-sible and consupport the pan, but tend to force it against 55 trac tible chamber in which the powder is 10- the screen. The rip-standing flange 11 of cated, and the parts will be so arranged that the pan is guided between the short ii III turned wall 19 of the guide ring; 20 and the. clamping rings 7 so hat- 1 will he mamtamet K concentric with the screen. The larger fiance or outer wall portion 21 ot the ring: :20 is provided with outstanding struck-up e under the 'uide ring or member 20 will be held rigid with respect to the member 1. Ti inner edge porti 1 of the ring); and ti shortfd: n 19* ot the ring provide a an: -e or recess tor the upper 1510 ot the J flange ll of the powder receiving pan. anu.

the disc 1? is o greater diameter than the diameter of the pa n so that the pro crtmgr edge portion 24: of the disc 1': may conti through the meshes of the screen. if

stricted portion of the menher will he held against accidental mov the hinge 3. The constricted portion is formed by the shoulder 23 and over it fits the outer edge of the lid 2.

In the lid 2 is a rouge-pocket forming: memhi having an inclined outer ring por tion 26. the edge of which trictiouallv engages the outer wall of the lid. There is an intermediate web portion 27 inclined in direction opposite to the angle of inclination of the portion 26. The web portion carries a depression or pocket 28 in which may he received a cake of roue e or similar cos metic. and over the cake 29 may he placed a puff 30. The pocket or pan may he closed by a closure adaptedto move against the open portion ot the pan or POClIGt. and to this end I provide a mirrorcarryine disc 31 with a struck-out supporting ear 3i? having an opening 3 coinciding with an opening ill in the web Eli", the ear heincf secured to the web 2'? preferably by a hollow rivet 35. and since the ear is at an angle to the disc 31 but pa llcl with th web 37-. it obvious that v. .ien the disc is swunc' about its pivot to uncover the pocket it will be tilted at an angle to the lid clearlv sho vn in Figure 1. The tilting of the disc 31 with its mirror 36 has an tape in that themirror is swung proper angle for the user to observe the reflection of her features while the bottom of the case is at a horizontal plane. In the web 27 is loaned asegmental rib 37, one end 38 of wnich acts as a. stop to limit the swinging movement in poclret-uncoverino: posit-ion, and the otherendi 39 limits the movement of the mirror and disc 31 when iev on formed by the inwardly curved a l? r weh so that notwithstanding: the fact that the mirror would he tilted at an angle to a horir ntal plane passing through the middle ol; the case when it is in open pos tion it will move hacl: into a nested position when it swung" into the position show i i ure 3. and since the beveled portion 53 of the ring 5 1' at sulislantiallv the same angle a ti. portion 2th and further inasmuch as tl e beveled portion (3 i o 7 form a recess or pocket t at a recess or space will he proloose-p r\\'der pull which .n the mirror and the screen. aooareut by reference to Figure 2, or will also lie within the part 7, thereto-re the necessity tor long a i icl; case will be eliminated. and

convenience Z may introduce a. flat sprim ll in the pocket lormed by the web 31' and the cover. the spring extending through the web with a projecting outer end l3 which may constitute a clip for the rouc'L put? 30; The lid men'iher and bottom m mher um he fastened together by providing: a notch --l in the bottom and a catch 74-5 in the lid to engage the notch. but other fastening means may be employed if desired.

Assuming the parts to be assembled and further assuming that the natural position for the bottom is in a horizontal plane, it will be apparent that when the lid is swung hack to the position shown in Figure 1, the mirror may be swungto uncovering position so that it will practically he in a vertical plane, but that when it is moved to closing position it will he in the same plane as the lid. It will also he apparent that the loose powder may be conveniently placed in the pan by raising the i'ntermoliate cover without danger of spilling the powder. as ol tcn happens where the powder is initiall v placed in the screen frame inwhich case it becomes nece. r v to invert thecase in order to re-tiill 1t. lt will further be apparent: that all the necessary parts of a modern vanity case are incorporated in the present invention in a compact manner. and that the par s may be easily assembled and dis-assembled forrenewals, inspectionor repairs.

hat I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is l. A. vanity case comprising a hollow bottom. a pan mounted for follower movement in the hollow bottom, a hinged cover having a screen portion normally overlying the pan, and a hinged lid for the case.

A itanity ease comprising a hollow ring tom, a pan mounted for follower movement in the bottom, a spring member beneath the panfor inducing the follower movement, a hinged cover having a screen portion normally overlying the pan, and a hinged lid for the case.

3. A vanity case comprising a hollow bottom, a keeper ring in said hollow bottom, a pan telescopically movable in the keeper ring, a pusher member beneath the pan, a hinged cover for the pan, having a screen portion through which contents of the pan may pass, and a lid for enclosing the pan and cover.

l A vanity case comprising a hollow bottom, a pusher member in said bottom comprising a follower disk and spring fingers for engaging the bottom and urging the disk outwardly, a pan seated on said disk, a hinged cover having a screen portion over lying the pan, and a lid hinged to the bottom and normally enclosing the pan and its cover.

5. In a vanity case, a hollow bottom member having an inturned flange, a keeper ring within the bottom member having latch members for engaging said flange, a pusher member within the bottom member comprising a follower disk and spring fingers, a pan seated on said disk within the ring, a cover member comprising a ring-shaped body having an internal flange projected into the pan and having a central screen portion carried by the ring-shaped body to retain contents of the pan, and a lid for the case, the bottom member, the cover and the lid having hinged connection.

6. A vanity case comprising a hollow bot tom, a lid, an intermediate cover, the cover having a screenlike wall, a loose-powder containing pan yieldingly supported in the bottom for maintaining the loose powder at all times in contact with the screen, a rouge pan in the lid having a beveled portion, and a mirror pivoted on the beveled portion of the pan.

7. A vanity case comprising a hollow bottom, a lid, an intermediate cover, the cover having a screen-like wall, a loose-powder containing pan yieldingly supported in the bottom for maintaining the loose powder at all times in contact with the screen, and stop means in the bottom for limiting the movement of the pan toward the screen, said stop means comprising a ring held in the bottom and having means in the path of a projecting part of the pan.

8. A vanity case comprising a hollow bottom, a hollow lid and an intermediate cover all hinged together, the cover having a screen-like wall and provided with a recessed portion in which the wall is located, a yielding-1y supported loose-powder containing pan in the bottom movable toward and away from the cover, and a mirror support carried by the lid having a mirror adapted to be received 1n the recess.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

CARROLL E. DODSON. 

